Hastings, New Zealand

Hastings, New Zealand

Hastings, New Zealand connects to 1321 places across 13 topics through 49 Bunkabop connections, with nature, government policy, and industry as the dominant themes. The city shares many connections with nearby Napier, New Zealand and the wider Hawke's Bay region, most visibly through the 1931 earthquake that reshaped both cities architecturally. In 1954, Hastings became the first city in New Zealand to fluoridate its water supply, using Napier as an unfluoridated comparison city. The fertile Heretaunga Plains tie the area to stone fruit, kiwifruit, and red wine production.